Fire Emblem Awakening Double Feature: A Special 3DS Bundle And A Special Scheduled Demo

fire emblem 3dsFire Emblem (ファイアーエムブレム) has come a long way since its first release and Asgard is here to celebrate the latest addition to the series with a spot light on the Double Feature, Fire Emblem: Awakening (ファイアーエムブレム覚醒).

A special 3DS bundle will be released in the west, thanks to Nintendo North America. The bundle comes with the game which is pre-installed in a beautiful, cobalt blue Nintendo 3DS unit, bearing the coat of arms of the game. Keep Reading

Shonen Jump Puts Up Special Kuroko’s Basketball Wallpapers Up For Grabs

kuroko wallpaperCome hell or high water, Kuroko’s Basketball (黒子のバスケ) is still a complete success and is fighting its way up to fame. With the TV anime slotted for a second season, Shonen Jump threw a bash for that with 32 different character wallpapers!

Written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, Kuroko’s Basketball began as a manga and was first published in December 2008 thanks to Weekly Shonen Jump. The series is currently ongoing and has 20 volumes to date. Keep Reading

Katsuya Terada Paints A Mural For A Japanese Museum

katsuya teradaIf you didn’t know who Katsuya Terada (寺田克也) is, you probably didn’t know that he’s the main man responsible for the lush art of Blood: The Last Vampire. Recently, Terada has been invited by Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation to do a mural for the said museum.

Terada was born on December 7, 1963 in Tamano, Okayama. The Japanese 49-year-old illustrator is highly known in the United States thanks to his art in Blood: The Last Vampire as well as in comic books namely Iron Man and Hellboy. Keep Reading

KAI Figures Puts The Fighter In Their Street Fighter Figures

ryu figureWho cares if people say we’re too old to play with toys? Whether you’re getting these figures as a part of your collection or you just want to take them out of their boxes and play with them, Play Arts KAI Figures by Square Enix won’t let you down with their latest offering in the form of Capcom’s very own Street Fighter (ストリートファイター).

What better way than to catch up on the recent Street Fighter anniversary by celebrating with these figures. Keep Reading

Gigantic Lance Of Longinus Speared In Tokyo SkyTree Town

evangelion lance of longinusIf you were part of the many who wanted to catch up on the latest Evangelion 3.0 movie, or just a last minute Christmas shopper, you probably ran into this gigantic Lance of Longinus (ロンギヌスの槍) speared right in the street of Tokyo, specifically at the Tokyo SkyTree Town commercial complex. This Lance of Longinus replica was erected for the Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo’s screening and looks highly realistic, not only because of the rubble surrounding it, but it really pierced right through the street! Keep Reading

xxxHolic Double Feature: Live-Action Previews And A Resort Surprise

xxxholic preview We are officially counting down the days until the release of the live-action take of the horror-comedy rendition of CLAMP’s (クランプ) xxxHolic (×××ホリック) and Asgard gives you a xxxHolic Double Feature with twice the xxxHolic news you can take! Stepping up on the plate is the latest preview shot of the show.

This special preview was brought to you by Japanese satellite broadcasting station, WOWOW (株式会社WOWOW). The live-action take of xxxHolic will have 8 episodes, each running for 50 minutes. Keep Reading

Patisserie Swallowtail White Rose Now Offers Accel World And Sword Art Online Sweets

Accel World X Sword Art Online CafeGood news to Accel World (アクセル・ワールド) and Sword Art Online (ソードアート・オンライン) fans! Japanese Butler cafe, Patisserie Swallowtail White Rose (-パティスリースワロウテイル ホワイトローズ-), is now offering sweets based on the famous anime/light novel franchise by Reki Kawahara (川原礫)!

The Accel World and Sword Art Online menu includes character cookies from both series, their price ranging from 300 to 630 JPY. There are also decorative cakes available, both are priced at 680 JPY each. Keep Reading